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The holidays will be upon us shortly. That means it is gift-giving season! What is the best gift for any age group? Books!

Sure, it’s easy to brush off books in the gift-giving category. How do you know that recipient hasn’t already read the book(s) in question? How do you know what genre or authors they like? What if the recipient doesn’t even like to read? And where do you even begin? That bookstore is huge and intimidating, right? But you can do it, I promise!

When it comes to the tweens and middle schoolers in your life, I’m here to help this holiday season. For the next few weeks I will be posting lists to help you find that perfect book or book gift for the 10-13 year old in your life. Lists will be categorized according to trends I see in my classroom, so you can count on the fact that the books I recommend will be kid-tested and approved.

Do the tweens in your life a favor. Give them the gift of reading this holiday season. Books are the gifts that you can open again and again, and stories are the gifts that keep giving. So stay tuned from December 1-12 to find that perfect gift for the middle schooler in your life. Whether they are are avid readers or only skim their summer reading when forced to, there is something out there for everyone.